LS Polls: The Gladiators

Laloo Prasad Yadav vs Rajiv Pratap RudyConstituency: ChhapraThe battle between Rudy and Yadav has become a battle between the Yadavs and the Rajputs, and also between `five-star` and `anarchy` as they call each other. While Yadav campaigns all bare-topped and clad only in a dhoti, Rudy resembles a well-gadgeted election analyser. In the direct battle, Rudy has a slight edge because Rajputs constitute around 3 lakh voters, 25,000 more than Yadav voters. AFPAlso SeeFull Coverage: LS Polls 2004Slide Show: First-time VotersInfo-Graphic: Loyal Constituencies